1.   Bank of America, part of BankAmerica Corp., has foreign exchange, trade finance and other cash management business in Thailand.

2.   Excel specializes in short-term loans to corporate clients and trade finance, according to IBCA, a European credit rating agency.

3.   Financial companies also profit from a booming China as an increasing amount of their profits come from trade finance loans booked with China-related companies.

4.   He drew together bankers who understood trade finance, letters of credit and small-business lending.

5.   Initially, the new branch will deal only with corporate customers, with a focus on cash management and trade finance.

6.   The bank plans to operate in trade finance for agricultural products, Werneck said.

7.   The Brazilian joint venture will sell Brazilian currency, trade finance, capital markets, treasury services, payments and cash management, Dern said.

8.   The Brazilian joint venture will sell Brazilian currency, trade finance, capital markets, treasury services, payments and cash management, Durden said.

9.   Vincent Cater recently visited Africa to seek business for his Atlanta-based bank, the only U.S. financial institution that handles international trade finance exclusively.

10.   Valle said corporate finance operations are also expected to grow this year, particularly trade finance and loans to foreign companies setting up operations in Brazil.